Nazi society has been described by some historians as being totalitarian in nature. What doyou understand by this statement? Do you agree with it in relation to the period 1933-39?Give evidence to support your answer.

A totalitarian state is one in which a leader has complete political, social and cultural control over his/her
subjects. The Nazi society, especially between the period of 1933-39, was very totalitarian in nature.
Adolf Hitler had total control over every aspect of life in Germany, especially that of Jews, women and
children. The use of clever propaganda persuaded Germans to support Hitler and have belief in his ideas,
and fear made those who did not remain quiet about their opinions.

In a totalitarian state, all decisions are made by one single leader - in the case of Nazi Germany, this
leader was Adolf Hitler. He pronounced the way the existing society acted corrupt and immoral, and
instead demanded total conformity from all Germans. One of his main ideologies was that of the “Master
Race” (Herrenvolk). This stated that not only were Germans superior to other races, but that because of
this superiority, they had the right to rule over and get rid of other races.

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